TO DEATH Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

to death

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beyond a normal or acceptable limit A movie with a tired plot that has been done to death.

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Recent Examples of to death An autopsy later determined that JonBenét had been strangled to death and suffered a severe head injury. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Aug. 2026 Clancy jumped out a window after strangling the children to death and was paralyzed in the fall. — Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026 Investigators believe her partner, a Jordanian national seeking asylum in Ireland, beat her to death before fleeing the country on a last-minute flight to Istanbul and eventually traveling to Jordan, where he was subsequently detained. — Louis Casiano , Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2026 David Henry Breaux, 50, was stabbed to death May 27 at Central Park, UC Davis senior Karim Abou Najm, 20, was killed Saturday night at Sycamore Park. — Matthew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for to death

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